Question

The writer has found several pieces of new information about sister cities. Which of the following would most likely prompt the writer to change the line of reasoning in the passage?
A: A study by the Barcelona Media Foundation that determined that the closeness of sister-city relationships did not diminish with geographical distance

B: A survey of Australian and Japanese participants in sister-city programs that found that respondents could be frustrated when their expectations of the program were not shared by people from their sister city

C: A news article that reports how the sister-city partnership between Charleston, South Carolina, and Spoleto, Italy, has led to the development of an annual Italian festival in Charleston that brings millions of dollars of revenue to businesses in the city

D: A New York Time s article about Xi Jinping visiting Muscatine, Iowa, in 2012 that describes numerous examples of local citizens’ enthusiasm for the attention directed at their city

E: An article in the American Journal of Economics and Sociology that explains how the sister-city relationship between Hastings, New Zealand, and Guilin, China, was proposed by the scientist Don McKenzie, who wanted to encourage the sharing of horticultural research and technology

Answer 1

Answer:

(b)

A survey of Australian and Japanese participants in sister-city programs that found that respondents could be frustrated when their expectations of the program were not shared by people from their sister city

Explanation:

I just finished it on college board and got it right. It is also the only sentence that argues against the author's line of reasoning.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

(b)

A survey of Australian and Japanese participants in sister-city programs that found that respondents could be frustrated when their expectations of the program were not shared by people from their sister city

Explanation:

I just finished it on college board and got it right. It is also the only sentence that argues against the author's line of reasoning.